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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Ever thought about writing a book, but don’t know where to
begin? Author Lisa Shannon (A Thousand Sisters, Seal Press, 2010
& Mama Koko and the Hundred Gunmen, Public Affairs, Fall 2014)
shares a roadmap from her own one-year leap from a never published
novice to an award-winning author in this is a crash course on how
to teach yourself to write narrative non-fiction prose. We will cover a variety of tips, including story structure for
a compelling read, finding your voice, reading like a writer,
holding your audience through heavy material, choosing readers for
feedback, and just doing it!